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Deputy manager of Tokyo gov’t anti-coronavirus prevention bureau arrested over sexual assault Jan. 17 11:00 am JST Jan. 17 | 03:36 pm JST TOKYO
A 55-year-old man who is a deputy manager of a department of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Bureau of Social Welfare and Health that deals with anti-coronavirus measures has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a female acquaintance.
Police said Hiromi Takahashi was arrested Friday, Sankei Shimbun reported. They did not say when or where the alleged assault took place, nor whether Takahashi has admitted to the charge or not.
A spokesman for the Tokyo government called the incident regrettable and said the bureau is fully cooperating with the police investigation.
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A meeting of health experts is held at the health ministry Friday to discuss revising the infectious disease law to introduce fines or prison sentences. | KYODO
Kyodo Jan 15, 2021
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s administration is readying legislation to punish refusal to comply with government-mandated COVID-19 measures, amid concerns it may infringe too much on personal freedoms.
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry on Friday held a meeting to discuss a proposed revision to the infectious disease law making it possible to impose hefty fines or even prison sentences to people who test positive for the coronavirus but refuse to be hospitalized or cooperate with contact tracing efforts.